Pauline Amelinckx

Biography

Pauline Cucharo Amelinckx (Tagalog: [paʊˈlin kuˈtʃaɾɔ ˌameˈliŋks]; born August 26, 1995) is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2023. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Supranational 2023 competition and ended as first runner-up. She was later appointed as the first The Miss Philippines titleholder. Amelinckx has competed at the Miss Universe Philippines pageant three times and was appointed as Miss Supranational Philippines following her third attempt, in 2023. She was previously crowned Miss Bohol 2017, and later, Mutya ng Pilipinas Global Beauty Queen 2018. Identifying herself as a "self-love advocate", Amelinckx advocates for body positivity, mental health awareness, and marine conservation.

== Early life and education == Amelinckx was born on August 26, 1995, in Tubigon, Bohol, to a Filipino mother and a Flemish father. She lived in Antwerp, Belgium, for ten years, from the age of two to twelve, when she returned to the Philippines. She studied international studies and majored in European studies at the Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue, Cebu, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2017.

== Pageantry ==

=== Local and regional pageants ===

In 2014, Amelinckx represented Tribu Himag-ulaw from Placer, Masbate, at the Sinulog Festival Queen pageant and finished as first runner-up. In addition to her placement, she also won four special awards—Best in Group Performance, Miss Phoenix Petroleum, Miss Suncellular and Miss Sinulog Allphones. On July 22, 2017, she was crowned Miss Bohol 2017 at the Bohol Wisdom School Gymnasium in Bohol, Philippines. The first runner-up in the same pageant was Gazini Ganados, who would later be crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2019.

=== Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018 ===

In 2018, Amelinckx competed at Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018, representing Bohol. In the Terno competition held on September 12, 2018, she won the Best in Terno award, as well as the Mutya ng Camera Club of the Philippines award. At the coronation night held on September 16, 2018, she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Global Beauty Queen 2018. She was the Philippines' delegate to Global Beauty Queen 2018, which was cancelled due to tensions in the Middle East.

=== Miss Universe Philippines (2020, 2022) ===